CELEBRATE THE BRILLIANT FALL FOLIAGE AND THE BEAUTIFUL
WOOD DUCKS AT CLEVELAND METROPARKS "WOOD DUCK FESTIVAL"
Some say the area around North Chagrin Nature Center is one of the best
places in the world to see and photograph wild wood ducks. And, it is
certainly known as an area that is a great place to enjoy the
breathtaking fall colors!
Celebrate the beauty of the woods ducks and autumn colors in Northeast
Ohio at the free "Wood Duck Festival" on Sunday, October 7 from noon to
5 p.m. at North Chagrin Nature Center in North Chagrin Reservation in
Mayfield Village.
The event features an exhibit of the winners of the Wood Duck/Fall
Colors Photography Contest, and also includes art vendors related to the
featured bird, presentations on binoculars and optics, exhibits and
on-going demonstrations by decoy artists and carvers, crafts and games
for kids, seasonal refreshments, musical entertainment, and more.
The featured speakers this year are Joe and Mary Ann McDonald from
McDonald Wildlife Photography. Joe McDonald has been a professional
photographer since 1983, and has authored six books on wildlife
photography and another on African wildlife. Mary Ann McDonald has been
a professional photographer since 1990, and has authored 29 children's
books on natural history. She was honored by winning first place in the
'humor' category of the Nature's Best Photo Competition and has won
several times in the prestigious BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Competition. In 1994, she won two first places in the 'endanger
species' and 'bird behavior' categories of the BBC Wildlife Photographer
of the Year Competition - the only time a woman has accomplished this in
the history of the competition. In 2005, both husband and wife were
selected as winners in the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Competition - the first time a husband and wife team have won in the
same year.
Joe and Mary Ann McDonald will speak at 1:30 p.m. on "Wood Duck &
Waterfowl Photography" and at 3:30 p.m. on "Nature Photography and Fall
Landscapes." Seating is limited. Tim Krynak, a park naturalist, will
speak at 1 and 3 p.m. on "Binoculars and Digiscoping."
The Wood Duck Festival features nature art/photography
exhibitors/vendors, wood carvers and other nature-minded vendors,
including: photographers Joe & Mary Ann McDonald, photographer Matthew
Studebaker, photographer Dave Lewis, Deep Brook Nature Photography,
Great Lakes Wood-Carvers, Wild Birds Unlimited, Gander Mountain, Eddy's
Fruit Farm, and EarthWords Nature Shop of Cleveland Metroparks.
North Chagrin Nature Center is located off Buttermilk Falls Parkway, off
the Sunset Lane entrance of North Chagrin Reservation, off SOM Center
Road/Route 91 in Mayfield Village - south of I-90/Rte. 91 exit.
For more information, call 440-473-3370 or www.clevelandmetroparks.com.
Enjoy the magnificent colors of fall and the beauty of wood ducks at the
"Wood Duck Festival" in Cleveland Metroparks - part of your life,
naturally.
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